This weekend was great! We had a home tournament, so no traveling=sleeping in my own bed and no getting up early! We went 3-0 in our tournament, so that was just a plus. Also, we celebrated the ten year anniversary of the 2000 National Championship Team. They are an amazing group of women that really believe in Central which is fantastic. Although we didn't always play our best this weekend, we still did some great things. We have a long way to go, but I think we can be an amazing team if we put in the work. For those who didn't get to see the tournament, the Central Sports and Information group put up a highlight video on YouTube!
For my family members who may watch the video, I'm the one in the white jersey in the first half of the video, and I'm in red in the second half. Easy to spot me since I wear a different color. I don't know why the first half of it is all scrunched up...but the second half isn't, so enjoy! :)
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Trailer 2
SUPER EXCITED!!!!!! That is all I need to say...I will be seeing this movie as soon as it comes out on November 19th. It's going to be epic!
Monday, September 20, 2010
Jeff Corwin visits Central College
Well, this past week was pretty darn exciting. On Wednesday was our first home game of the season. Now, it wasn't our best game by any means, but it really proved that we were willing to fight back when we were down. We started game one down by nine points. 1-10. Yeah, you read that right. But, great news we came back and won that game 28-26. It was an amazing comeback, but still only an okay game. We know we could have played so much better, but we are learning to work together in a new offense. Eventually, all will be great, and we will be a fantastic team. We have so much potential, we just have to utilize it.
Now, onto the reason for the title of the blog. As a part of the Inaugural Year here at Central to commemorate the new president of the school, Jeff Corwin, conservationist and naturalist featured on many television shows, came to the school to talk to the community. Earlier in the day, he talked to about 50 or so students and staff, and I was one of them. And after the talk, I was able to interview him for our school newspaper, The Ray, along with our other Co-Editor-in-Chief. The interview didn't last long, but it was great to do.
Then, later in the night, he talked to a room of over 500 people about his conservational efforts. It was actually a really interesting night, and my mom bought his new book 100 Heartbeats for me. He signed it, and when he did, he looked at me and said, "You were there earlier today, weren't you?" And I wanted to reply, "Well, yeah, I interviewed you!" All I said was, "Yep!" and "Thank you!"
Who knew I would be meeting the celebs after I got back from London. :) I really can't wait to read the book, but I have too much to be reading for school at the moment. But, it's on my extensive reading list.
Today, all former study abroad students from the spring had to attend a re-entry seminar. It's supposed to help us adjust to life in the US, but thing is, I've been here for four months now. I'm adjusted. Well, as well as I can be. I still miss London terribly, and I have days where I think of it constantly, but I'm still functioning...barely. We talked about how to communicate to future employers about your experience abroad in an interview, cover letter, and resume. Helpful, but I was still itching to get out of the room. It brought up a lot of memories, and it made me a bit depressed.
Reliving the experiences I had is a treasure because I never want to forget, but at the same time, it almost seems like I don't want to get on with my life here. Everything is just so much less...exciting, new, and fun. Ugh, United States, get it together! Instead of traveling to a nearby country, I will be going to another city or state for the next few weeks for volleyball.
Home tournament this weekend=super excited! I don't have to travel, and I get to sleep in my own bed. Win-win situation. That's all for now. Until next time, my lovely readers....
Now, onto the reason for the title of the blog. As a part of the Inaugural Year here at Central to commemorate the new president of the school, Jeff Corwin, conservationist and naturalist featured on many television shows, came to the school to talk to the community. Earlier in the day, he talked to about 50 or so students and staff, and I was one of them. And after the talk, I was able to interview him for our school newspaper, The Ray, along with our other Co-Editor-in-Chief. The interview didn't last long, but it was great to do.
Then, later in the night, he talked to a room of over 500 people about his conservational efforts. It was actually a really interesting night, and my mom bought his new book 100 Heartbeats for me. He signed it, and when he did, he looked at me and said, "You were there earlier today, weren't you?" And I wanted to reply, "Well, yeah, I interviewed you!" All I said was, "Yep!" and "Thank you!"
Who knew I would be meeting the celebs after I got back from London. :) I really can't wait to read the book, but I have too much to be reading for school at the moment. But, it's on my extensive reading list.
Today, all former study abroad students from the spring had to attend a re-entry seminar. It's supposed to help us adjust to life in the US, but thing is, I've been here for four months now. I'm adjusted. Well, as well as I can be. I still miss London terribly, and I have days where I think of it constantly, but I'm still functioning...barely. We talked about how to communicate to future employers about your experience abroad in an interview, cover letter, and resume. Helpful, but I was still itching to get out of the room. It brought up a lot of memories, and it made me a bit depressed.
Reliving the experiences I had is a treasure because I never want to forget, but at the same time, it almost seems like I don't want to get on with my life here. Everything is just so much less...exciting, new, and fun. Ugh, United States, get it together! Instead of traveling to a nearby country, I will be going to another city or state for the next few weeks for volleyball.
Home tournament this weekend=super excited! I don't have to travel, and I get to sleep in my own bed. Win-win situation. That's all for now. Until next time, my lovely readers....
Sunday, September 12, 2010
A quick update
I thought I would just give a brief, uninteresting update to my life...
I was messing around with the blog this week, and I playing with the layout. I won't be making changes for a bit because I don't have time to, but I'm working on it. This weekend we had a tournament in Minneapolis. What a weekend that was! It was a lot of fun to play in, and we ended up third in the tournament! We didn't play as well as we could have against St. Thomas (ranked 15th in the country) which was sad since we beat them last year. To read more about the weekend, the press release is here. I'm dealing with a case of tendinitis in my shoulder as well, so I hope that gets better quickly. Also, our first home game of the season is this Wednesday! I'm super pumped!
On a side note, today is my mom's birthday! Happy birthday, mom! :)
Okay, that's all for now. Peace out.
I was messing around with the blog this week, and I playing with the layout. I won't be making changes for a bit because I don't have time to, but I'm working on it. This weekend we had a tournament in Minneapolis. What a weekend that was! It was a lot of fun to play in, and we ended up third in the tournament! We didn't play as well as we could have against St. Thomas (ranked 15th in the country) which was sad since we beat them last year. To read more about the weekend, the press release is here. I'm dealing with a case of tendinitis in my shoulder as well, so I hope that gets better quickly. Also, our first home game of the season is this Wednesday! I'm super pumped!
On a side note, today is my mom's birthday! Happy birthday, mom! :)
Okay, that's all for now. Peace out.
Monday, September 6, 2010
New Blog Title!
I came up with a new title! Yipee! Well, it's not originally mine, but I hope that it won't be a problem. "The Physics of the Quest" comes from the movie Eat Pray Love. I have seen it twice, and I love it! It is probably in the book originally, but I haven't read that yet, so here is the meaning of the phrase:
"If you are brave enough to leave behind everything familiar and comforting (which can be anything from your house to your bitter old resentments) and set out on a truth-seeking journey (either externally or internally), and if you are truly willing to regard everything that happens to you on that journey as a clue, and if you accept everyone you meet along the way as a teacher, and if you are prepared—most of all—to face (and forgive) some very difficult realities about yourself… then truth will not be withheld from you."I love it!!!! I'm super pumped about it because there is so much to be learned from that movie. I can't wait to read the book...it's about living life to the fullest through pleasure, devotion, and balance. I think it's a great motto to just about everyone. Well, that's all for now; I have a ton of homework to finish and I must continue battling the cold I got over the weekend. Ciao for now (haha, that rhymes)!
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